Comments on: Farm Camp should be mandatoryhttp://blog.timesunion.com/farmlife/341/farm-camp-should-be-mandatory/
A life of joy, love, heartache, and challengeSun, 02 Nov 2014 16:08:55 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.3By: Terihttp://blog.timesunion.com/farmlife/341/farm-camp-should-be-mandatory/comment-page-1/#comment-757
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:56:40 +0000http://blogs.timesunion.com/farmlife/?p=341#comment-757Aw, Jen – I’m so happy you saw the Seabrights and knew them! They are pretty cool looking chickens – small too. Sorry you couldn’t find the farm. I came back from Llama Land late – it was dark and I didn’t have the barn lights on yet.
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Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:13:48 +0000http://blogs.timesunion.com/farmlife/?p=341#comment-756It was exciting to go to the fair today and see a Seabright and KNOW right away what it was. I could sorta identify some other ones. Jeff was like , HOW do you know this… one word, TERI!

So thanks for making the fair a little more fun since I knew SOMETHING!

Jen
P.S. I tried to find your farm, I found the road but it was too dark to see the farm!

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Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:08:01 +0000http://blogs.timesunion.com/farmlife/?p=341#comment-753Lissa – Now THAT’S a plan! I like how you think
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Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:05:59 +0000http://blogs.timesunion.com/farmlife/?p=341#comment-752Thank you, Beth. It’s a dream to be able to show children farm life, it’s hard to be stressed when you’re hugging a donkey!
Emme, Someday, for sure! And your comment made me hungry!
And Don, gosh and golly, you know me! These days children grow up with 400 channels on the tv, and video games – buttons and metal. It’s neat to see children enjoying themselves without such!
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Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:29:28 +0000http://blogs.timesunion.com/farmlife/?p=341#comment-751Teri,
How about making it mandatory that any politician — before s/he can vote on legislation effecting farms – has to work on a farm for a week! Of course, we can start with the children — that’s a little easier and they will eventually be the politicians.
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Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:56:52 +0000http://blogs.timesunion.com/farmlife/?p=341#comment-750Teri, you do a whole lot of sharing in real life, and you homor the concept of sharing with your writing, just as you honor the nobility of working with the land and sll the creatures that dwell on (at least your part of) it.

You don’t have me myself wishing for a farm life, at least not yet, but you sure do have me appreciating its ebbs and flows a whole lot more than I did six months ago.

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Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:56:44 +0000http://blogs.timesunion.com/farmlife/?p=341#comment-749i SPENT PART OF MY LIFE AT MY GRNDADS FARM. HE SLAUTERED CATTLE FOR MARKETS. i’D LOVE A FARM LIFE. JUST HAY AND COWS, AND PLACE BIG ENOUGH TO CAN TOMATOES, PEAS, FREEZE CORN, BEANS AND HAVE APPLE SAUCE AND STRAWERRIES IN THE FREEZER

BED BY 11 AND UP AT 6. MAYBE SOMDAY.

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Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:54:06 +0000http://blogs.timesunion.com/farmlife/?p=341#comment-748God bless all of you who introduce children to the beautiful natural world He created.

So many children are stuck in cities and crowded suburbs, and never have the chance for fresh country air and sunshine, and a quieter, less frantic way of life.

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Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:49:03 +0000http://blogs.timesunion.com/farmlife/?p=341#comment-747Windwoman, your words are dreamy – and hit the point I was trying to make! You had a taste of country life when you were young, it influenced who you’ve become. If more children had a taste of the farmlife perhaps, farms wouldn’t be such a rarity.
Marty, Excellent comment and I have thought about it many times. Due to husband’s work hours and daughter’s time on the ice, it hasn’t been plausble for us (yet). However, and I do not advertise this, I have many children and small childrens groups here, some are indeed from the city (some children in Albany and Troy are as removed from the country as those in NYC), and some are children with special needs. I do not charge for this, but derive great joy from their experiences. I am thankful every day that I am able to do this much.
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Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:26:13 +0000http://blogs.timesunion.com/farmlife/?p=341#comment-755Teri, Farm Camp is a nice idea for a young boy or girl. Have you ever explored the idea of perhaps bringing an inner city young child for a week or two from that Fresh Air Fund. I can only imagine what a thrill it would be for a young child from the city to spend time on a farm in upstate NY. You sound like you have ther patience and it would be a great cultural exchange for not just the NYC child but your own children as well.
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